| UFC 131: dos Santos vs. Carwin | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 131: dos Santos vs. Carwin | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | June 11, 2011 (2011-06-11) | |||
| Venue | Rogers Arena | |||
| City | Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada | |||
| Attendance | 14,685[1] | |||
| Total gate | $2,800,000[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 330,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 131: dos Santos vs. Carwin was amixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship on June 11, 2011 at theRogers Arena inVancouver, British Columbia,Canada.[3]
Brock Lesnar was originally scheduled to faceJunior dos Santos after their coaching stint onThe Ultimate Fighter 13, but due to a recurring illness, Lesnar was replaced byShane Carwin.[4] Originally, a matchup between Carwin,[5] andJon Olav Einemo was scheduled for this event. Einemo remained on the card and facedDave Herman, who was pulled from a matchup withJoey Beltran as a result. Beltran was matched up withAaron Rosa.
Court McGee was scheduled to fight Jesse Bongfeldt, but was forced to pull out due to a tornMCL while training and was replaced byChris Weidman[6][7]
Rani Yahya was scheduled faceDustin Poirier at this event, but withdrew due to injury on 3 May 2011 and was replaced by UFC newcomerJason Young.[8]
Anthony Perosh was expected to faceKrzysztof Soszynski at this event, but Perosh was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced byIgor Pokrajac.[9] However, Pokrajac was forced to pull out of the bout due to injuries just days before the event and was replaced byMike Massenzio.[10] The Soszynski/Pokrajac bout was later rescheduled forUFC 140, where Pokrajac won by knockout.
On 17 May a torn muscle forcedMac Danzig out of his bout withDonald Cerrone.[11] Promotional newcomerVagner Rocha replaced Danzig.[12]
UFC newcomerDave Herman was originally slated to faceRob Broughton at this event, but Broughton was later replaced byJoey Beltran, who was later replaced withJohn Olav Einemo since Carwin replaced an injured Lesnar.[13]
UFC 131 featured two preliminary fights live onSpike TV,[14] and the remainder of the preliminary bouts streamed onFacebook[15] andYouTube.[16]
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Junior dos Santos | def. | Shane Carwin | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Kenny Florian | def. | Diego Nunes | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Mark Muñoz | def. | Demian Maia | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Dave Herman | def. | John-Olav Einemo | TKO (knee and punches) | 2 | 3:19 | |
| Lightweight | Donald Cerrone | def. | Vagner Rocha | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Spike TV) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Sam Stout | def. | Yves Edwards | KO (punch) | 1 | 3:52 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Chris Weidman | def. | Jesse Bongfeldt | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 4:54 | |
| Preliminary card (Facebook) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Krzysztof Soszynski | def. | Mike Massenzio | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Nick Ring | def. | James Head | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 3:33 | |
| Featherweight | Dustin Poirier | def. | Jason Young | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Joey Beltran | def. | Aaron Rosa | TKO (punches) | 3 | 1:26 | |
| Featherweight | Darren Elkins | def. | Michihiro Omigawa | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters received $70,000 bonuses.[17]
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Vancouver Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.[18]
^Although not reflected in the Vancouver Athletic Commission paperwork, both Elkins and Omigawa received win bonuses[19]
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